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[[Westfahl, Gary]]. Rev. ''The Magic that Works: John W. Campbell and the American Response to Technology'' (1993) by Albert I. Berger. ''SFRA Review'' #207 (Sept./Oct. 1993): 29-31. | [[Westfahl, Gary]]. Rev. ''The Magic that Works: John W. Campbell and the American Response to Technology'' (1993) by Albert I. Berger. ''SFRA Review'' #207 (Sept./Oct. 1993): 29-31. | ||
| − | Complement to review by Brian W. Aldiss. Praises Berger for investigating US governments investigations of Campbell during World War II: hitherto classified documents reveal the depths of Campbell's prescience and the government's paranoia. Disagrees with Aldiss in finding Berger's mixing biography and sociology unsuccessful, esp. since it turns Campbell into "an American avatar" of humanity's relationship with technology. (RFS, 27/04/95){{DEFAULTSORT: Magic that Works, Westfahl}} | + | Complement to the [[The Magic that Works: John W. Campbell and the American Response to Technology|review by Brian W. Aldiss]]. Praises Berger for investigating US governments investigations of Campbell during World War II: hitherto classified documents reveal the depths of Campbell's prescience and the government's paranoia. Disagrees with Aldiss in finding Berger's mixing biography and sociology unsuccessful, esp. since it turns Campbell into "an American avatar" of humanity's relationship with technology. (RFS, 27/04/95){{DEFAULTSORT: Magic that Works, Westfahl}} |
[[Category:Westfahl, Gary]] | [[Category:Westfahl, Gary]] | ||
[[Category:Literary Criticism]] | [[Category:Literary Criticism]] | ||
Revision as of 23:24, 21 May 2019
Westfahl, Gary. Rev. The Magic that Works: John W. Campbell and the American Response to Technology (1993) by Albert I. Berger. SFRA Review #207 (Sept./Oct. 1993): 29-31.
Complement to the review by Brian W. Aldiss. Praises Berger for investigating US governments investigations of Campbell during World War II: hitherto classified documents reveal the depths of Campbell's prescience and the government's paranoia. Disagrees with Aldiss in finding Berger's mixing biography and sociology unsuccessful, esp. since it turns Campbell into "an American avatar" of humanity's relationship with technology. (RFS, 27/04/95)
